Strictly Business
Industry leaders converse about business deals, strategy and the future of media and entertainment.
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Dealmaking in the Post-Peak TV Landscape
by iHeartPodcasts on March 13, 2024 at 7:01 am
There may be far fewer TV shows being made in Hollywood these days than in the salad days of the peak-TV era, but that just means there's […]
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Betting on the Oscars: Why More States Allow Movie Fans to Place Wagers on Hollywood’s Big Night
by iHeartPodcasts on March 6, 2024 at 8:01 am
Bill Speros, senior betting analyst for Bookies.com, explains why legal betting on the Oscars has grown in recent years thanks to changes […]
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Confronting Sora: How Hollywood Should Heed Tyler Perry's AI Warning
by iHeartPodcasts on February 28, 2024 at 8:01 am
Ever since OpenAI gave the world a glimpse of its upcoming new text-to-video software, the entertainment industry has been in a state of […]
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Anime Streamer Crunchyroll Is a Rare SVOD Success Story
by iHeartPodcasts on February 20, 2024 at 8:01 am
Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini explains how the Sony-owned, Japanese anime-focused streaming service has found success through serving […]
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“We’ll Be the French Fries to Anyone’s Happy Meal”: AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan Adapts Cable Channels for the Streaming Era
by iHeartPodcasts on February 14, 2024 at 8:01 am
AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan offers a candid look at how the boutique owner of AMC, SundanceTV, WeTV, IFC and BBC America is adapting […]
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Paramount Just the Start of Media's 2024 M&A Mysteries
by iHeartPodcasts on February 7, 2024 at 8:01 am
Who is going to buy Paramount Global? Is M&A best done before or after the presidential election? Can anyone compete with Netflix? […]
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Food Network Chief and Warner Bros US Networks CMO on Future of Linear Business and Effects of M&A
by iHeartPodcasts on January 31, 2024 at 8:01 am
Warner Bros. Discovery executives Betsy Ayala and Karen Bronzo break down big plans for Food Network, HGTV and the company's other linear […]
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YA Media Star Alloy Entertainment is Ready to Grow Up
by iHeartPodcasts on January 24, 2024 at 4:55 pm
Alloy CEO Leslie Morgenstein, TV chief Gina Girolamo and film leader Elysa Koplovitz Dutton, leaders of the company behind such TV and film […]
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Emmy Ratings Low Delivers Awards-Show Gut Check
by iHeartPodcasts on January 18, 2024 at 8:01 am
Just when last week's ratings resurgence for the Golden Globes had us all feeling good, along comes the Emmy Awards to deliver an all-time […]
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CES 2024: Variety Gazes into the Future with Top Executives, Innovators and TikTok Creator Leenda Dong
by iHeartPodcasts on January 12, 2024 at 8:01 am
Produced on the ground at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Variety’s Cynthia Littleton and Todd Spangler and Variety […]
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Strictly Business 2023 in Review: AI Bites, Hollywood Strikes, Streaming Wars Turn Ugly and Taylor Swift Takes All
by iHeartPodcasts on January 3, 2024 at 8:01 am
Co-hosts Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein look back at the year that was and ahead at what’s to come for the business of media […]
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Telly Founder Ilya Pozin Previews 2024's First New Features
by iHeartPodcasts on December 20, 2023 at 8:01 am
Perhaps the most audacious new consumer-electronics product of 2023 was Telly, a new TV set that nearly half a million U.S. consumers got […]
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Disney Gaming Chief on 'Dreamlight Valley' and 'Spider-Man 2' Success, Marvel's 'Blade' Plans and the Ups and Downs of User Generated Content
by iHeartPodcasts on December 13, 2023 at 8:01 am
Disney's head of gaming Sean Shoptaw gives a deeper look at the Mouse House's top 2023 titles and reveals big plans for capitalizing on IP […]
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TV’s new math: Amblin Moves into Documentary and Unscripted Content
by iHeartPodcasts on December 6, 2023 at 8:01 am
Amblin TV chiefs Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey detail why Steven Spielberg‘s television company decided to move aggressively into […]
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Aaron Dessner, Producer for Taylor Swift and Member of the National, on Navigating Both Sides of the Mixing Board
by iHeartPodcasts on November 29, 2023 at 7:58 pm
Aaron Dessner’s Grammy-winning band the National has been one of the mainstays of rock ’n roll for a quarter-century now. But when most […]
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Donald Passman, author of ‘All You Need to Know About the Music Business,' Talks About the State of Today's Industry
by iHeartPodcasts on November 15, 2023 at 6:31 pm
If there is a bible for the music industry, it’s Donald Passman’s book, “All You Need to Know About the Music Business.” Since the […]
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Nebula Builds Streaming Platform with A24 Vibes
by iHeartPodcasts on November 8, 2023 at 8:01 am
CEO Dave Wiskus details the growth ambition of the four-year-old streamer that is home to the buzzy original series "Jet Lag" and backed by […]
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Schmoozing with Chaiflicks CEO Neil Friedman About His First Original Series
by iHeartPodcasts on November 1, 2023 at 7:01 am
Leave it to a streaming service that caters to a Jewish audience to make its first original series about food: "Schmoozing and Cruising" is […]
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Why Europe Sees Opportunity as Hollywood Struggles
by iHeartPodcasts on October 26, 2023 at 7:01 am
Global TV trends were evident as industry heavyweights gathered in Cannes for the annual Mipcom market and conference. Host Cynthia […]
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There's More to the 2023 Concert Business Boom Than Just Taylor Swift, Beyonce
by iHeartPodcasts on October 18, 2023 at 7:01 am
When Variety Intelligence Platform (VIP+) teamed up with UTA IQ, the research, analytics and insights division of the UTA talent agency to […]